Tom Sawyer

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Serves as State Representative, District 95 (Kansas) since Jan 2013. kslegislature.gov ↗

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Shor-McCarty · votesLiberal

More liberal than 82% of Kansas House members

Details

Score−0.70 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.06 more conservative than the Democratic median in this group (−0.75)

Compared with533 members of Kansas House members (1996–2022)

Covers1996–2022

● This person Democrats (160) Republicans (373)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsLiberal

More liberal than 66% of 2022 Kansas House candidates

Details

Score−0.51 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.35 more conservative than the Democratic median in this group (−0.85)

Compared with234 members of 2022 Kansas House candidates

Covers1996–2022

● This person Democrats (93) Republicans (141)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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Left · 1

Review: Rush, featuring explosive drummer Anika Nilles, turns reunion tour into joyful celebration of lifeChicago Sun-Times · Jul 17, 2026

Center · 1

Disney reveals details on new ‘Cars’-themed Piston Peak National ParkSpectrum News 13 Orlando · Jun 3, 2025

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